Rolex-like homage watches: where to buy?

I'd like to buy a Rolex Day-Date homage (not some shady "replica", I don't care about the Rolex logo...) for my father, but I can't find any retailer online. All I can find is gossip and endless forum verbosity that never tell me where to send the money. Any idea? We just love the design, but have other projects for our $30,000.

Pick a model and then search Omega, Citizen or even Seiko. All four companies make watches that are visually similar and are of good quality. In some respects the Seiko Astron, might be the most accurate watch in the entire world. They all tend to be cheaper then Rolex and are not something a person should be ashamed to wear.
If you are looking for the solid god Rolex Presidential model for $200, good luck. There are a lot of fakes.and plenty of people willing to take your money, but you are unlikely to wind up (pun intended) with a decent watch.
If you have your heart set on a Rolex, you can try some of the watch forms and look for a vintage one, I saw a gold filled (?) 1950s model with a leather band the other day going for $2000. It looked pretty cool, but I wouldn't spend that much on a vintage piece without my jeweler looking at it.
Hope this helps.